ELATERID

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of various widely distributed beetles

Synonyms:

elater; elaterid; elaterid beetle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("elaterid" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elaterid"):

click beetle; skipjack; snapping beetle (able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound)

fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca (tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots)

Holonyms ("elaterid" is a member of...):

Elateridae; family Elateridae (click beetles and certain fireflies)